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Battle of Namacurra, the Glossary

The Battle of Namacurra was fought during World War I in Portuguese Mozambique between the First Portuguese Republic and their British allies against the German Empire.^[1]

18 relations: African theatre of World War I, Angoche, British Empire, East African campaign (World War I), Eric Gore-Browne, First Portuguese Republic, German East Africa, German Empire, Ghana Regiment, Ile District, Mozambique, Jacob van Deventer (general), King's African Rifles, Namacurra, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Portuguese Mozambique, Quelimane, Ruvuma River, World War I.
1918 in Africa
1918 in Portugal
Battles of World War I involving Portugal
Battles of the East African Campaign

African theatre of World War I

The African theatre of the First World War comprises campaigns in North Africa instigated by the German and Ottoman empires, local rebellions against European colonial rule and Allied campaigns against the German colonies of Kamerun, Togoland, German South West Africa, and German East Africa.

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Angoche

Angoche is a district, city and municipality located in Nampula Province in north-eastern Mozambique.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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East African campaign (World War I)

The East African campaign in World War I was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (GEA) and spread to portions of Mozambique, Rhodesia, British East Africa, the Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. Battle of Namacurra and East African campaign (World War I) are battles of World War I involving Germany and battles of World War I involving Portugal.

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Eric Gore-Browne

Eric Antony Rollo Gore-Browne (13 June 1890 – 3 July 1918) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

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First Portuguese Republic

The First Portuguese Republic (Primeira República Portuguesa; officially: República Portuguesa, Portuguese Republic) spans a complex 16-year period in the history of Portugal, between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy marked by the 5 October 1910 revolution and the 28 May 1926 ''coup d'état''.

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German East Africa

German East Africa (GEA; Deutsch-Ostafrika) was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mozambique.

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German Empire

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.

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Ghana Regiment

The Ghana Regiment is an infantry regiment that forms the main fighting element of the Ghanaian Army (GA).

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Ile District, Mozambique

Ile District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique.

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Jacob van Deventer (general)

Lieutenant-General Sir Jacob Louis van Deventer KCB CMG DTD (18 July 1874 – 17 August 1922) was a South African military commander.

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King's African Rifles

The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised from Britain's East African colonies in 1902.

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Namacurra

Namacurra is a small town in one of the districts of Zambezia, a province in the center of Mozambique.

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Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (20 March 1870 – 9 March 1964), popularly known as the Lion of Africa (Löwe von Afrika), was a general in the Imperial German Army and the commander of its forces in the German East Africa campaign.

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Portuguese Mozambique

Portuguese Mozambique (Moçambique Portuguesa) or Portuguese East Africa (África Oriental Portuguesa) were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated during the period in which it was a Portuguese colony.

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Quelimane

Quelimane is a seaport in Mozambique.

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Ruvuma River

Ruvuma River, formerly also known as the Rovuma River, is a river in the African Great Lakes region.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Namacurra